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Manual V's Auto CO2 Emissions

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  • 13-12-2007 1:24am
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    Tipsy Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭


    Was just looking at the CO2 emissions on a VW Passat 1.9 TDI 130bhp, if the car is a manual the CO2 emissions are 154mg which will mean €290 road tax under the new system but the automatic with the same power engine and same bhp is 194mg which will mean €1000 road tax a year. Looks like the new system will bring the death to the automatic cars too.


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    mvpr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭mvpr


    I didnt realise the difference was that much.

    What about those who need (health reasons etc.) an automatic? This new system will come down hard on them.


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    DSG boxes are the same or less in emissions terms than manuals. May be the answer.


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,401 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Tipsy Mac wrote: »
    Was just looking at the CO2 emissions on a VW Passat 1.9 TDI 130bhp, if the car is a manual the CO2 emissions are 154mg which will mean €290 road tax under the new system but the automatic with the same power engine and same bhp is 194mg which will mean €1000 road tax a year. Looks like the new system will bring the death to the automatic cars too.

    Yeah we were discussing that here

    Not sure about the DSG generating no more CO2 than its manual equivalent, HF. I've seen some conflicting figures


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    If the policy is encouraging people to get rid of older cars in favour of new less polluting cars then whilst our government can say that Irish emissions are lower, globally the carbon output would increase due to the manufacturing carbon input.


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    anthony4335
    Registered Users Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭anthony4335


    They are not trying to incourage people to dump there old cars as nothing will change for them bar a 9% increase in road tax, it is for the nex buyers in that if they are buying new they will be incouraged to take account of the CO2 for tax reasons.


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    Auto Consulting
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭Auto Consulting


    In most cases, if someone has to drive an automatic for medical reasons they will be exempt from VRT, eligable to claim the VAT back and have a special road tax rate.

    There will naturally be some unfortunate people caught in the net who drive an automatic for less severe medical reasons.

    You know what they say - you can please some of the people all of the time but you can't please all of the people some of the time.


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    fabsoul
    Registered Users Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭fabsoul


    Auto Consulting wrote: »
    In most cases, if someone has to drive an automatic for medical reasons they will be exempt from VRT, eligable to claim the VAT back and have a special road tax rate.

    There will naturally be some unfortunate people caught in the net who drive an automatic for less severe medical reasons.

    You know what they say - you can please some of the people all of the time but you can't please all of the people some of the time.

    They can get some VRT off. but it is a max claim of 9,525 for a driver.


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